{"id":123748,"date":"2022-02-23T09:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=123748"},"modified":"2022-02-23T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T07:49:09","slug":"sony-unveils-psvr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/123748-sony-unveils-psvr-2","title":{"rendered":"Sony unveils PSVR 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony unveiled the PlayStation VR 2 (PSVR 2) headset for the PS5 in an official post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2022\/02\/22\/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2\/\">PlayStation Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The PSVR 2 headset improves on its predecessor by providing a 110-degree field of view, 4K HDR support, and a 90\/120 Hz refresh rate.<\/p>\n<p>Its design was inspired by the PS5 family of products, as it has the same white and black colour scheme and rounded corners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-123754\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"PSVR 2 headset and controllers\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-1-web.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-2-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-123755\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PSVR-2-embed-2-web-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"PSVR 2 headset and controllers top-down view\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comfort was also a big part of the PSVR 2&#8217;s design, as evidenced by new features like an adjustable scope and lenses to ensure users can alter the headset for optimal viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a new vent design and improvements to the headset&#8217;s weight will ensure VR sessions can continue for longer without discomfort setting in.<\/p>\n<p>The headset&#8217;s release date and price have not been confirmed yet, but it does already have its first launch title: Horizon Call of the Mountain, which is made by Guerilla Games and Firesprite.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be set in the same world as the Horizon series but will involve a new character instead of the current protagonist, Aloy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Horizon-PSVR-2-embed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-123756\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Horizon-PSVR-2-embed-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Horizon Call of the Mountain will be the PSVR 2's first game.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The headset&#8217;s specs are as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">PSVR 2 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display method<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>OLED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Panel resolution\u200b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2000 x 2040 per eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Panel refresh rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>90Hz, 120Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lens separation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Adjustable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Field of View<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Approx. 110 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sensors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Motion Sensor: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)\u200b<br \/>\nAttachment Sensor: IR Proximity sensor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cameras<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4 cameras for headset and controller tracking\u200b and an IR camera for eye tracking per eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Vibration on headset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Communication\u200b with PS5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USB Type-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Audio<\/strong>\u200b<\/td>\n<td>Input: Built-in microphone, Output: Stereo headphone jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/123732-elden-ring-everything-you-need-to-know\">Elden Ring &#8211; Everything you need to know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has announced its next-gen PSVR 2 headset &#8211; here&#8217;s what we know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":123757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11681],"tags":[25748,71,6477],"class_list":["post-123748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","category-playstation","tag-psvr-2","tag-sony","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123762,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123748\/revisions\/123762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}